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Epstein tried to build web of powerful ties across Middle East
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2026
» DUBAI — The departure of the chief executive of Dubai port giant DP World is the biggest fallout in the Middle East from US Department of Justice documents which show that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein tried to build a powerful network of political figures and business leaders across the region.
Peru to elect interim leader after graft scandal ousts president
AFP, Published on 18/02/2026
» LIMA - Peru's Congress is preparing to elect an interim president on Wednesday to replace Jose Jeri, who was impeached in a graft scandal just four months after taking office.
Peru impeaches interim president after four months in office
AFP, Published on 18/02/2026
» LIMA - Peru's Congress on Tuesday impeached interim president Jose Jeri, the Latin American country's seventh head of state in 10 years and only the latest toppled over graft claims.
Shein in EU crosshairs over ‘childlike’ sex dolls
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday opened an investigation into the online retail giant Shein over the sale of childlike sex dolls and what it called the platform’s “addictive design”.
Bangladesh PM-elect and lawmakers sworn in
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» DHAKA - Bangladesh’s prime minister-to-be Tarique Rahman and lawmakers were sworn into parliament on Tuesday, becoming the first elected representatives since a deadly 2024 uprising.
France's Macron eyes fighter jet deal in India
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» MUMBAI — French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai on Tuesday, as he begins a three-day visit to India focused on artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation and a potential multibillion dollar fighter jet deal.
Woman faces additional charges over Thai girl sex work case in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 17/02/2026
» KYODO — A Thai woman has been served with a fresh arrest warrant in connection with the case of a Thai girl who was found engaging in sex work in Tokyo when she was 12, Japanese police said on Tuesday.
UN experts link Guatemala's attorney general to illegal adoptions
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» GUATEMALA CITY — United Nations (UN) experts on Monday called for an investigation into Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras for possible involvement in illegal adoptions of Indigenous children in the 1980s, during the country's civil war.
Nepal 'addicted' to the trade in its own people
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» KATHMANDU - Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.
Cuba cancels cigar festival as fuel crisis escalates
AFP, Published on 15/02/2026
» HAVANA - Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by US pressure on the cash-strapped island.